Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Annual Total Returns |
12 Months Ended | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Institutional Prospectus [Member] | Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund | Institutional Shares | ||||||||
| Prospectus [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Annual Return [Percent] | 6.87% | 5.09% | 6.20% | (5.72%) | (0.30%) | 5.28% | 5.87% | 1.00% |